Dan Coudreaut (born November 8, 1965) is an American chef. He was the executive chef and vice president of culinary innovation at McDonald's from 2004 to 2018.
Coudreaut started his culinary career at the age of 14, washing dishes in a local restaurant in his hometown of Ossining, New York.[1] In 1995, he graduated at the top of his class from the Culinary Institute of America.[2][3]
Culinary careeredit
After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Coudreaut was hired as executive sous chef at Café Pacific before becoming the club chef at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, both of which are in Dallas, Texas.[3] In 2000, he moved to the field of chain restaurants, joining Metromedia Company'sPonderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Family Steakhouse chains as director of culinary product development. He joined McDonald's in 2004, taking over as executive chef from Rene Arend. As executive chef, Coudreaut's main responsibility was helping the creative team of chefs to create concepts and develop new menus for McDonald's approximately 36,900 outlets. In 2012, he released a YouTube video revealing the recipe of the special sauce for the Big Mac.[4][5] He left the company in 2018.[6]
Accomplishmentsedit
Coudreaut has been listed among the NRN 50:R&D Culinarians by Nation's Restaurant News in 2003. In 2006, he received the magazine's Chef/Innovator MenuMasters Award.
He also sang lead vocals in Chef Dan and the Appetizers, a classic rock band formed by McDonald's employees in 2008 to raise money for Ronald McDonald Charities.[7]
Menu contributionsedit
Coudreaut was responsible for the addition of several items to McDonald's national menu, including:
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^Hunter, Molly (2 February 2015). "McDonald's Selling Limited Edition Special Sauce for First Time". ABC News. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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coudreaut, born, november, 1965, american, chef, executive, chef, vice, president, culinary, innovation, mcdonald, from, 2004, 2018, codreautborn, 1965, november, 1965, ossining, yorkeducationculinary, institute, americaoccupation, executive, chef, mcdonald, 2. Dan Coudreaut born November 8 1965 is an American chef He was the executive chef and vice president of culinary innovation at McDonald s from 2004 to 2018 Dan CodreautBorn 1965 11 08 November 8 1965 age 58 Ossining New YorkEducationCulinary Institute of AmericaOccupation s Executive chef McDonald s 2004 2018Years active1987 present Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Culinary career 1 2 Accomplishments 2 Menu contributions 3 References 4 External linksBiography editCoudreaut started his culinary career at the age of 14 washing dishes in a local restaurant in his hometown of Ossining New York 1 In 1995 he graduated at the top of his class from the Culinary Institute of America 2 3 Culinary career edit After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America Coudreaut was hired as executive sous chef at Cafe Pacific before becoming the club chef at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts both of which are in Dallas Texas 3 In 2000 he moved to the field of chain restaurants joining Metromedia Company s Ponderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Family Steakhouse chains as director of culinary product development He joined McDonald s in 2004 taking over as executive chef from Rene Arend As executive chef Coudreaut s main responsibility was helping the creative team of chefs to create concepts and develop new menus for McDonald s approximately 36 900 outlets In 2012 he released a YouTube video revealing the recipe of the special sauce for the Big Mac 4 5 He left the company in 2018 6 Accomplishments edit Coudreaut has been listed among the NRN 50 R amp D Culinarians by Nation s Restaurant News in 2003 In 2006 he received the magazine s Chef Innovator MenuMasters Award He also sang lead vocals in Chef Dan and the Appetizers a classic rock band formed by McDonald s employees in 2008 to raise money for Ronald McDonald Charities 7 Menu contributions editCoudreaut was responsible for the addition of several items to McDonald s national menu including Asian and Southwest Chicken Salads Angus and Chicken Snack Wraps Angus Burger sandwich line McCafe coffee drinks Oatmeal Real Fruit Smoothie beverages Spicy Premium Chicken sandwichReferences edit The most powerful chef in America Dan Coudreaut s decisions affect millions of diners not to mention the edamame industry March 20 2007 by Kevin Pang staff writer for the Chicago Tribune accessed 8 15 2014 Goodman Matthew November 2 2008 Dan Coudreaut the chef with 25m customers The Times London Retrieved 2010 08 21 a b The Challenges for McDonald s Top Chef Business Week September 14 2009 Archived from the original on 2010 11 23 Retrieved 2010 08 21 Hunter Molly 2 February 2015 McDonald s Selling Limited Edition Special Sauce for First Time ABC News Retrieved 4 August 2020 McDonald s Big Mac sauce revealed UPI 12 July 2012 Retrieved 4 August 2020 Dan Coudreaut parts ways with McDonald s 2018 01 24 Dan Coudreaut 95 Senior Director of Culinary Innovation at McDonald s U S about Chef Dan Coudreaut at Food Is Life website Archived from the original on 2014 08 19 Retrieved 2014 08 15 External links editDan Coudreaut at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Coudreaut amp oldid 1010084548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
